Brexit in perspective - keep calm and negotiate

Europe is edging closer to an event once unthinkable in post-war politics – the possible retreat of arguably the continent’s greatest triumph.

Europe is edging closer to an event once unthinkable in post-war politics – the possible retreat of arguably the continent’s greatest triumph. With the unilateral triggering of Article 50, expected in March 2017, the United Kingdom would present itself as the first Member State to declare its intention to withdraw membership of the European Union.